Yuletide 2017 Recs (2)
Part the Second! Yuletide truly is a bottomless marvel. I have never yet read through everything I wanted to in any year, or caught up on past years. (I should also note that I've been rather arbitrary in what I read for fandoms with several works, so these recs are not to say that the other works are not worth checking out!)
a flutter between us (5251 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Third Crusade RPF
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Richard I of England/Philip II of France
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Political Alliances
Summary: Richard of Aquitaine had bound his soul to his duchy.
Soulmates AU. There's something so rich about it, and the soulmate aspect makes is subtle AU that adds an intensity but does not take away from the harshness and complexity of the politics.
As Ice in the Desert (2267 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Historical RPF, 12th Century CE RPF
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Richard I of England/Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb | Saladin
Characters: Richard "The Lionheart" of England, Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb | Saladin
Additional Tags: Hand Feeding, Sickfic, Erotic Snacking, Foe Yay, Identity Porn, Sexual Tension, Hand & Finger Kink
Summary: Saladin visits Richard's sickbed with fruit, and a question in his eyes.
This one's already been recced quite a bit, but it really is gorgeously done.
Keep a little of it (1532 words) by redgear
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Anne of Green Gables - L. M. Montgomery
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Anne Shirley, Matthew Cuthbert
Summary: There is still some place left in Avonlea for fairies.
This is just such a beautiful Matthew-centric piece, in which Anne's arrival begins to waken an old memory in him. Perfectly in keeping with canon, but with a little extra touch of magic.
Putting the Baby to Bed (1663 words) by Elennare
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Anne of Green Gables - L. M. Montgomery
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Gilbert Blythe/Anne Shirley
Characters: Bertha Marilla "Rilla" Blythe, Anne Shirley, Gilbert Blythe, Susan Baker
Summary: “Thus it came about that Mrs. Blythe, when she returned home two nights later and asked Susan where Rilla was, was electrified by Susan's composed reply. "She's upstairs, Mrs. Dr. dear, putting her baby to bed."” (Rilla of Ingleside)
Anne learns about Rilla's war-baby - and she has questions for Gilbert.
Great little missing scene for Rilla of Ingleside, taking a look at it from Anne's POV.
The Recruit (1109 words) by chelseagirl
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Bletchley Circle, Agent Carter (TV)
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Alice Merren/Millie
Characters: Millie (Bletchley Circle), Alice Merren, Jean McBrien, Peggy Carter
Additional Tags: Misses Clause Challenge
Summary: Millie is having a hard time making a go of things, with her security clearance still not restored, but a call from Jean may just change everything.
Millie gets the chance for a more exciting future. Neat little crossover with Agent Carter.
And Sleigh Bells in the Snow (1186 words) by DachOsmin
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Goblin Emperor - Katherine Addison
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Csevet Aisava, Salezheio
Additional Tags: Worldbuilding, Winter, Mythology - Freeform, Storytelling, Fairy Tale Elements
Summary: Salezheio: Goddess of Wind, Couriers, Winter, and Storytellers.
Csevet Aisava: a courier of Cetho; later the secretary of Edrehasivar VII.
Beautiful bit of fairy tale world-building.
How to Do Things with Spells (With Apologies to JL Austin) (1415 words) by azurish
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Howl Series - Diana Wynne Jones
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Howl Pendragon, Original Male Character - Professor
Additional Tags: POV Outsider, Pre-Canon, Academia, Philosophy, analytic philosophy, continental philosophy, Crack, Yuletide Treat, very silly jokes about analytic philosophers' parochialism and their hate-on for continental work
Summary: According to Diana Wynne Jones, Howl wrote his doctoral thesis on Spells, and his first degree was in Philosophy ("probably Philosophy with something-or-other"). Which raises the question: how exactly does one successfully propose a dissertation on spells in a philosophy department?
What it is says. Funny and clever.
Fair as the moon and joyful (5419 words) by nnozomi
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Topaz Mortmain, Simon Cotton, Cassandra Mortmain, James Mortmain, Leda Fox-Cotton
Additional Tags: Futurefic, Documentary
Summary: Topaz and her renaissance.
Using extracts from diaries, letters, and academic works, a wonderful, full exploration of Topaz, with the tone just right.
Jeeves and the Stellar Expedition (2623 words) by Gracierocket
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Jeeves and Wooster
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Jeeves, Bertie Wooster, Aunt Dahlia
Summary: When Jeeves feels insecure about his cyborg status, Bertie must take drastic action to teach him his true value.
An excellently clever, funny and fairly adorable SF AU.
letters to jonathan (2560 words) by tigrrmilk
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Arabella Strange
Summary: Months after her husband has disappeared, taking both residences with him, Arabella Strange comes across one of their missing wine glasses.
Post canon piece that's haunting, harsh and beautiful in all the right ways.
Found-hope (1687 words) by russian_blue
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Arabella Strange/Jonathan Strange
Characters: Arabella Strange, Emma Pole, Flora Greysteel, John Childermass, Vinculus (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell), Jonathan Strange, Gilbert Norrell
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Magic School, Misses Clause Challenge, Historical, Female Friendship
Summary: "If you do not return, so help me, Jonathan, I will come and I will find you. And I will bring you back myself."
And a sort of polar opposite post-canon Arabella piece - highly enjoyable, with a perfect tone (for the book as much as the TV adaptation).
Leaving a Mark (1601 words) by fleurlb
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Last Tango In Halifax
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Gillian Greenwood, Caroline McKenzie-Dawson
Additional Tags: Yuletide Treat, Tattoos
Summary: Caroline wants to memorialise Kate with a tattoo. Gillian doesn't know whether she should encourage or discourage this impulse.
Excellentm sharp little look at Caroline & Gillian and their relationship.
Midwinter Queen (1646 words) by fajrdrako
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Lion in Winter (1968)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Eleanor of Aquitaine/Henry Plantagenet
Characters: Eleanor of Aquitaine, Henry II of England
Summary: Christmas at Chinon, 1183. Conversation gambits keep the Christmas fires burning.
Captures the dynamics and interactions of Henry and Eleanor so well - marvellous work.
Not My Fault (1397 words) by snarkasaurus
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Mummy Series
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Rick O'Connell, Jonathan Carnahan
Summary: Jonathan would just like to point out that things are rarely, if ever, his fault. He just happens to be around when things happen.
Fun adventure for Jonathan & Rick. It's not Jonathan's fault, honest...
Alicanto (1427 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Mummy (1999), The Mummy Returns (2001), The Mummy Series
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Evy Carnahan O'Connell/Rick O'Connell
Characters: Evy Carnahan O'Connell, Rick O'Connell
Summary: Evy and Rick and the Chinchorro mummies.
Excellent piece that acts as a set-up for another installment of the Carnahan-O'Connell adventures.
Bloomin' Aliens (5019 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sarah Jane Adventures
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Gita Chandra, Sky Smith, Clyde Langer, Haresh Chandra, Sarah Jane Smith
Additional Tags: Aliens, Season/Series 05, High School, Gita Saves the World
Summary: There are aliens at Park Vale and only Gita can save the school.
Really sweet and fun Gita-centric fic.
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a flutter between us (5251 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Third Crusade RPF
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Richard I of England/Philip II of France
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Political Alliances
Summary: Richard of Aquitaine had bound his soul to his duchy.
Soulmates AU. There's something so rich about it, and the soulmate aspect makes is subtle AU that adds an intensity but does not take away from the harshness and complexity of the politics.
As Ice in the Desert (2267 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Historical RPF, 12th Century CE RPF
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Richard I of England/Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb | Saladin
Characters: Richard "The Lionheart" of England, Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb | Saladin
Additional Tags: Hand Feeding, Sickfic, Erotic Snacking, Foe Yay, Identity Porn, Sexual Tension, Hand & Finger Kink
Summary: Saladin visits Richard's sickbed with fruit, and a question in his eyes.
This one's already been recced quite a bit, but it really is gorgeously done.
Keep a little of it (1532 words) by redgear
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Anne of Green Gables - L. M. Montgomery
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Anne Shirley, Matthew Cuthbert
Summary: There is still some place left in Avonlea for fairies.
This is just such a beautiful Matthew-centric piece, in which Anne's arrival begins to waken an old memory in him. Perfectly in keeping with canon, but with a little extra touch of magic.
Putting the Baby to Bed (1663 words) by Elennare
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Anne of Green Gables - L. M. Montgomery
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Gilbert Blythe/Anne Shirley
Characters: Bertha Marilla "Rilla" Blythe, Anne Shirley, Gilbert Blythe, Susan Baker
Summary: “Thus it came about that Mrs. Blythe, when she returned home two nights later and asked Susan where Rilla was, was electrified by Susan's composed reply. "She's upstairs, Mrs. Dr. dear, putting her baby to bed."” (Rilla of Ingleside)
Anne learns about Rilla's war-baby - and she has questions for Gilbert.
Great little missing scene for Rilla of Ingleside, taking a look at it from Anne's POV.
The Recruit (1109 words) by chelseagirl
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Bletchley Circle, Agent Carter (TV)
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Alice Merren/Millie
Characters: Millie (Bletchley Circle), Alice Merren, Jean McBrien, Peggy Carter
Additional Tags: Misses Clause Challenge
Summary: Millie is having a hard time making a go of things, with her security clearance still not restored, but a call from Jean may just change everything.
Millie gets the chance for a more exciting future. Neat little crossover with Agent Carter.
And Sleigh Bells in the Snow (1186 words) by DachOsmin
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Goblin Emperor - Katherine Addison
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Csevet Aisava, Salezheio
Additional Tags: Worldbuilding, Winter, Mythology - Freeform, Storytelling, Fairy Tale Elements
Summary: Salezheio: Goddess of Wind, Couriers, Winter, and Storytellers.
Csevet Aisava: a courier of Cetho; later the secretary of Edrehasivar VII.
Beautiful bit of fairy tale world-building.
How to Do Things with Spells (With Apologies to JL Austin) (1415 words) by azurish
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Howl Series - Diana Wynne Jones
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Howl Pendragon, Original Male Character - Professor
Additional Tags: POV Outsider, Pre-Canon, Academia, Philosophy, analytic philosophy, continental philosophy, Crack, Yuletide Treat, very silly jokes about analytic philosophers' parochialism and their hate-on for continental work
Summary: According to Diana Wynne Jones, Howl wrote his doctoral thesis on Spells, and his first degree was in Philosophy ("probably Philosophy with something-or-other"). Which raises the question: how exactly does one successfully propose a dissertation on spells in a philosophy department?
What it is says. Funny and clever.
Fair as the moon and joyful (5419 words) by nnozomi
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Topaz Mortmain, Simon Cotton, Cassandra Mortmain, James Mortmain, Leda Fox-Cotton
Additional Tags: Futurefic, Documentary
Summary: Topaz and her renaissance.
Using extracts from diaries, letters, and academic works, a wonderful, full exploration of Topaz, with the tone just right.
Jeeves and the Stellar Expedition (2623 words) by Gracierocket
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Jeeves and Wooster
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Jeeves, Bertie Wooster, Aunt Dahlia
Summary: When Jeeves feels insecure about his cyborg status, Bertie must take drastic action to teach him his true value.
An excellently clever, funny and fairly adorable SF AU.
letters to jonathan (2560 words) by tigrrmilk
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Arabella Strange
Summary: Months after her husband has disappeared, taking both residences with him, Arabella Strange comes across one of their missing wine glasses.
Post canon piece that's haunting, harsh and beautiful in all the right ways.
Found-hope (1687 words) by russian_blue
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Arabella Strange/Jonathan Strange
Characters: Arabella Strange, Emma Pole, Flora Greysteel, John Childermass, Vinculus (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell), Jonathan Strange, Gilbert Norrell
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Magic School, Misses Clause Challenge, Historical, Female Friendship
Summary: "If you do not return, so help me, Jonathan, I will come and I will find you. And I will bring you back myself."
And a sort of polar opposite post-canon Arabella piece - highly enjoyable, with a perfect tone (for the book as much as the TV adaptation).
Leaving a Mark (1601 words) by fleurlb
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Last Tango In Halifax
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Gillian Greenwood, Caroline McKenzie-Dawson
Additional Tags: Yuletide Treat, Tattoos
Summary: Caroline wants to memorialise Kate with a tattoo. Gillian doesn't know whether she should encourage or discourage this impulse.
Excellentm sharp little look at Caroline & Gillian and their relationship.
Midwinter Queen (1646 words) by fajrdrako
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Lion in Winter (1968)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Eleanor of Aquitaine/Henry Plantagenet
Characters: Eleanor of Aquitaine, Henry II of England
Summary: Christmas at Chinon, 1183. Conversation gambits keep the Christmas fires burning.
Captures the dynamics and interactions of Henry and Eleanor so well - marvellous work.
Not My Fault (1397 words) by snarkasaurus
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Mummy Series
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Rick O'Connell, Jonathan Carnahan
Summary: Jonathan would just like to point out that things are rarely, if ever, his fault. He just happens to be around when things happen.
Fun adventure for Jonathan & Rick. It's not Jonathan's fault, honest...
Alicanto (1427 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Mummy (1999), The Mummy Returns (2001), The Mummy Series
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Evy Carnahan O'Connell/Rick O'Connell
Characters: Evy Carnahan O'Connell, Rick O'Connell
Summary: Evy and Rick and the Chinchorro mummies.
Excellent piece that acts as a set-up for another installment of the Carnahan-O'Connell adventures.
Bloomin' Aliens (5019 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sarah Jane Adventures
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Gita Chandra, Sky Smith, Clyde Langer, Haresh Chandra, Sarah Jane Smith
Additional Tags: Aliens, Season/Series 05, High School, Gita Saves the World
Summary: There are aliens at Park Vale and only Gita can save the school.
Really sweet and fun Gita-centric fic.
Crossposted from Dreamwidth. Please click through to comment. -- Current comments: